He wrote the Blue Book… 7
{"Image DocumentName": "He wrote the Blue Book \u2026", "Image ImageDescription": "Washington recommended appointment of Steuben as inspector general on April 30, 1778; Congress approved it on May 5, During the winter of 1778\u20131779, Steuben prepared Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, commonly known as the Blue Book . Its basis was the training plan he had devised at Valley Forge. Steuben established standards of sanitation and camp layouts that would still be standard a century and a half later. There had previously been no set arrangement of tents and huts. Men relieved themselves where they wished and when an animal died, it was stripped of its meat and the rest was left to rot where it lay. Steuben laid out a plan to have rows for command, officers and enlisted men. Kitchens and latrines were on opposite sides of the camp, with latrines on the downhill side. There was the familiar arrangement of company and regimental streets.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}